There’s nothing but truth in this quote… Progress can only be measured against oneself. The greatest athletes of our time do not use their competition to measure their success. (Even though it appears that way!) They measure their success by how they themselves have improved their skill and ability. It’s the sports viewer that places supreme importance on being better than the opponent. I can lose a race/match/game, but it will still be a success if I have achieved a new leve

In terms of fitness and working out, I think this applies in a couple of ways. We may be fighting old habits, or, we may find ourselves fighting against our expectations and perceptions of how we ‘should be’ or ‘used to be’. Maybe you were in great shape before kids, or were an athlete in college, and now you feel like you can’t get back to that “ideal”, so why bother? It can be discouraging to find yourself in a situation where you’re not in the shape you want to be, or not

If I've heard it once, I’ve heard it one thousand times. “I really wasn’t up for coming to workout, but now that we’re in it, I’m glad I did!” That statement, in many ways, sums it up for the biggest challenge most people have in staying consistent with their exercise program. Simply getting to the gym, or the pool, or the court, or the field, or the track, or the basement, or the garage… wherever the workout is supposed to take place. If that obstacle can be consistently ove

It's so true...there really aren't any shortcuts to achieving our fitness goals. But that doesn't mean it's not worth it, and the rewards are all the sweeter for having worked through the tough times. Good health - physical, mental, emotional - IS priceless. Building up healthy habits of exercising, eating right, and getting enough rest doesn't happen overnight, but it can happen. Life can be stressful, and we all have many important demands on our time and energy. Unfortunat